jamesmacdonald.com And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need (Acts 2:44–45, ESV). One characteristic of God’s family is an inherent willingness to give. The believers in the early church “had all things in common” (Acts 2:44). This…
The Common Need was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men (Colossians 3:23, NASB). One of the driving forces behind Western prosperity was the Protestant work ethic, which attributed value and virtue to hard work and self-discipline. Our society, though, continues to slip more toward entitlement, in which people believe they deserve…
HARD WORK was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him (Psalm 8:3–4, ESV)? Creation reminds us how little we are. When we stand on the…
A Perspective on Our Puniness was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
By Gregory A. Johnson • gregoryajohnson.com • June 07, 2014 by Gregory A. Johnson I was contacted by a man who had lost his business, home, wife, and children during a seven-year span. As if that were not enough heartache, he now found himself unemployed and homeless. He told me that the devil wanted him to kill himself, but he…
God is Always Working in Your Life was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears…
Marks of Authenticity was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
jamesmacdonald.com And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him (Hebrews 11:6, ESV). The message of faith permeates not only Hebrews 11, but the entire New Testament. You’ll find faith on every page and in every story.…
By Faith Alone was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
